Public purchases and private preferences: Challenges for analyzing public open space acquisitions

Urban Forestry and Urban Greening

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 179-186

  Nordman, Erik E ^a   Wagner, John ^b  

^a GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Hedonic model; Implicit price; Long Island; Nonmarket valuation; Open space; Policy

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC THEORY; GLACIAL LANDFORM; HEDONIC ANALYSIS; LAND USE; LAND USE PLANNING; OPEN SPACE; POLICY APPROACH; PRICE DETERMINATION; PRICE DYNAMICS; PROPERTY MARKET; PUBLIC SPACE; URBAN AREA; URBANIZATION; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

BROOKHAVEN; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84859493332     PISSN: 16188667     EISSN: 16108167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ufug.2011.12.004     Document Type: Article

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